Whitcombe

Whitcombe is a small and civil parish in the Dorset unitary authority area of , , situated 2 miles southeast of . Dorset County Council's 2013 mid-year estimate of the population of the parish is 20.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Hamlet with 30 residents
  • Description: village in Dorset, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Whitcombe, Dorset”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Whitcombe Church and Mount Pleasant henge.

Church
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in Whitcombe, Dorset, England was built in the 12th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Archaeological site
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is a Neolithic henge enclosure in the county of . It lies southeast of in the civil parish of . It still partially survives as an earthwork.

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dorchester and Woodsford.

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the county town of . A market town with an undoubtedly long history, has connections to Thomas Hardy, the Tolpuddle Martyrs and Roman Britain, and today features a wide range of visitor attractions, independent retailers and eateries.

Hamlet
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is a village and civil parish beside the River Frome, Dorset, England, about 4 miles east of the county town . Dorset County Council's 2013 mid-year estimate of the parish population is 80. is situated 3 miles northeast of Whitcombe.

Suburb
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is an experimental urban extension on the western outskirts of in the county of , England. The development is led by the Duchy of Cornwall, and had the keen endorsement of King Charles III when he was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall. is situated 3 miles northwest of Whitcombe.

Whitcombe

Latitude
50.69279° or 50° 41′ 34″ north
Longitude
-2.40122° or 2° 24′ 4″ west
Population
30
Elevation
243 feet (74 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB WCB
Open location code
9C2VMHVX+4G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3842224034
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2634122
Wiki­data ID
Q2336679
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Whitcombe” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Whitcombe (parokya)”
  • Cebuano: “Whitcombe”
  • Chinese: “Whitcombe”
  • Dutch: “Whitcombe”
  • French: “Whitcombe”
  • Irish: “Whitcombe”
  • Ladin: “Whitcombe”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Whitcombe”
  • Persian: “وایتکومب، دورست”
  • Persian: “وایتکومب”
  • Polish: “Whitcombe”
  • Swedish: “Whitcombe (parish)”
  • Swedish: “Whitcombe”
  • Welsh: “Whitcombe, Dorset”
  • Welsh: “Whitcombe”
  • “Whitcombe”

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